Yeezus: Bret Easton Ellis reveals he wrote American Psycho trailer for Kanye West’s new album

Kanye West’s new album Yeezus is released today, accompanied by a clip that sees a famous scene from American Psycho reworked to promote the album.

The trailer sees Scott Disick (Keeping Up With The Kardashians) step into Patrick Bateman’s blood-spattered loafers, reviewing Yeezus instead of a Huey Lewis and the News record as he hacks a co-worker to death.

It was screened on the side of a building as part of the promo campaign for West’s sixth album, and has left the original film’s ardent fanbase cringing thanks to its dodgy acting.

American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis has since revealed on Twitter that he provided the re-write for the advert, saying: ‘Scott Disick’s Dream Comes True in the promo that I originally wrote for Kanye’s new record but not a lot was used: http://www.kanyewest.com ‘.

Is it not ironic that a novel detailing the horrors of consumerism be used to promote a product? We’ll let you draw your own conclusions.

Yeezus is officially released today (June 18) (Picture: Universal)

Yeezus goes on sale today is available for download direct from West’s website or can be bought through iTunes for £8.99.

The LP leaked over the weekend, with tracks including I Am A God, Blood On The Leaves and On Sight popping up all over torrent sites and YouTube.